Creel.



i I. E. PALMER.

- GREEL. APPLICATION PILBDAPR. 17.1906.

Patented Feb. 9, 1909.

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I. E. PALMER.

UREELL APPLIOATIOH FILED APR. 17. 1906.

Patented Feb. 9, 1909,

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I To all whom it may concern:

7 bottom and mars isi-iACE. PALMER, or MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 9, 1909.

Application filed. April 17, 1906. Serial No. 312,076.

Be it known that LlsAAoE. PALMER, a citizen of the United States, and resident of IYliddletown, in the county of Middlesex and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Creels, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to creels withthe obj set in viewof providing simple and efiective means for dotfing the spools without interfering with threads leading from spools inoperation.

' is represented in the accompanying drawings, in which- I I V Figure 1 is top plan view of a creel composed of two racks, Fig. 2' is a side elevation of the same, and Fig. 3 is a horizontal section of the same in the plane of the line AA of Fig. 2. r I

The racks are quite similarin construction, each consisting of abase l and top 2, between which a series of spindle bars are arranged as follows :In,the present instance, each rack carries six spindle bars denoted by 3. Each of these spindle bars is provided with a series of spindles t. In the present instance, each bar is shown as provided with six spindles projecting laterally therefrom. The spindle bars are set at their upper and lower ends in. socket pieces 5 and 6, the said socket pieces being provided with arms PIOJGClJlIlg outwardly therefrom, the socket piece 5- at the bottom being prov ded with an arm 7 and the socket piecefi at the top with an arm, 8. In like manner each of the socket pieces at the opposite ends of g each of the spindle bars 3 isprovided with arms promot ng quite snnilar to the arms 7 and S.

outwardly in a manner The socket pieces 5 and 6 are pivotally secured in bearingpieces 9 and 10, one at the one at the top, which bearing pieces are made fast to the upper faceof the base 1 and the lower face of thetop 2. This arrangement permits the spindle bar with its spools 11 thereon to be turned inwardly or outwardly. p v

The base 1 and the base ofthe companion rack are supported upon suitable cross pieces 12and l3 and the top 2 and the top of the companion rack are held spacedthe proper distance apart by means, of a cross piece 14. In setting up the racks with their spindle bars the racks are preferably set their bases and the spindle bars are set at a to the warp beam.

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slight angle to the plane of the base. The

arm 7 and the corresponding arms extendingfrom the base socket pieces 5 of the rack nay be connected at continuous bar 15. In like manner the arms leading from the base socket pieces of the companion rack are pivotally connected to a continuous bar '16. The bars 15 and 16 are used for simultaneously swinging the several spindle bars wlth spools thereon from the'position shown in full lines, Fig. 3, to

V the position shown in dotted lines. A practical embodiment of my nvention The pivotal connection between the arm 7 and the corresponding arms of the other socket pieces with the bar 15 is madeby rods 17 which extend from the outer ends of the arms at the base socket pieces to the outer ends of'the arms from the top sockets and these rods l7'serve as guides over which the threads from the spools 11 lead in passing This is true of each of the racks and when the spindle beams are swung into the position shown in dotted lines in the upper half of Fig. 3, throwing the'spools into position to be readily manipulated by an operator standing between.

the two racks, the threads will still lead over these guides and the tension will be maintained on all of the threads while a spool is being dofled and another put in place. Furthermore, when swung into this position shown in dotted lines, the operator will no longer be re uired in removing an empty spool and puttlng a filled spool in its place to pass the empty spool and filled spool between the threads leading from spools in operation but will have the spool presented to him within convenient reach for manipulation without interfering in any manner-with the threads leading from adjacent spools. He will also have within his reach the spools from both racks and without necessitating his passing around to the outside of each or" the racks in the event spools need attention on both racks at about the same time.

To limit the swinging movement of the spindle bars I provide a stop 18 on the base piece 1 and a similar stop on the base piece of the corresponding rack which will, when the bars are turned outwardly, as shown in the lower half of Fig. 3, engage one of the arms 7 and limit the outward swinging movement of the bars and when the bars are turned inwardly, as shown in the dotted upper half of Fig. 3, will engage an their outer ends to a adjacent arm and limit the inward swinging movement.

It is obvious that the bar for connecting the arms leading from the sockets might connect the upper arms instead of the lower if so desired and also that the spindle bars might be turned inwardly and outwardly independently of one another by omitting the connecting bar entirely if so desired.

10 What I claim is 1. A creel comprising racks set at an an gl e to each other, spool carrying bars pivotally secured to the racks and provided with spool spindles projecting late ally there- 1; from with their tree ends unobstructed and means for swinging a spool carrying bar from a position with the free ends of the spool spindles directed outwardly from the rack to a position where the free ends of the 20 spool spindles are directed inwardly from the rack whereby the spools may be dotted from the outside of the rack by sliding them endwise off the end of a spindle or from the inside of the rack by sliding them endwise oi? the end of a spindle.

2. A creel comprising racks set at an angle to each other spool carrying bars pivo'tally 1 secured -to the racks and provided with spool spindles projecting laterally there- 3 from with their free ends unobstructed, means for swinging a spool carrying bar 3. A creel comprising racks set at an angle i to each other. spool carrying bars pivotally secured to the racks and provided with spool spindles projecting laterally therefrom with their free ends nnoln-itruclcd.

from positions with the free ends of their spool spindles directed outwardlyto positions with the free ends otl the spool spin-- dles directed inwardly and guides extending parallel 'ith the pivotm'; bars and arranged to rock with the bars tor maintaining the threads leading from the spools on a bar the proper an le to the spools whatchver ne rock ng adjustment of the car may he.

in testimony tha" 1 claim the foregoing as liy invention, l have signed my name in presence of two witnesses, this l l-th day oi April A. l). 1906.

ltrhuitl .ll. PA 1m hilt. VJitnesses:

liars. M. Sarina. PAUL S. Carmina. 

